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TOBACCO GUTTER. s No. 286,607. Patented oct. 16, 1883.

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TOBACCO-(CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,607, dated October 16, 1883. l

Applicatien tiled January 18, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, OREN It. HANCHETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful IniproveinentsinTobacco-Cutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, sucl'i as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- -pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices used for cutting plug-tobacco; and it consists in parts and combinations of parts, as hereinafter fully set forth.

My device is illustrated in the accompany ing drawings, as follows:

Figure l is a perspective view of the tobac- Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the insides of the two pieces forming the frame, lying on their outsides. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the frame on the line a" in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the head of the lever B. Fig. 5 is a perspective view' of the knife-head D. Fig. G is a perspective `view of the link C and one of the bolts which hold the two parts of the frame together.

The construction is as follows: The frame of the device, when complete, is substantially the same in appearance as other tohacco-cutters, having a hase and an upright part, in which the knife is hung; but inplace ofthe base being in one piece of metal and the upright frame another piece attached to the base, l inake the whole frame oiztwo exactly similar pieces, A A', having extensions A2 A3, and each of which constituteshalf of the frame, the division-line being a longitudinal central vertical line. Fig. 2 shows these two parts, looking at them on their inner sides, and it shows how they lie in the sand when cast. To form the freine, these two parts are bolted together by common stove-bolts, which go through the hol-es e?. Each of the parts A A is provided with flanges on its edges, which abut together when the parts are put together, and thus a space is left between the parts of the knife and its operating-lever. All the bolt-holes c2 and the lever-fulcruni holes a? are formed in the parts when they are cast, so there is no drilling required. The parts are also provided with iiangcs ff, which forni edges or sides of the opening, into which the plug of tobacco is pnt to be out. These iangcs ff do not abut when the frame is p ut together, but have a space between them for the knife to move in. side of the plug-openin g. The parts A A are also each provided with a groove, E', just below the plug-opening, which, when the parts are put together, forni arecess into which lead or soft metal can be run to form a cutting-surface for the knife. The notches@ on the lower wall of the grooves E form openings for the soft metal to be poured into.

B is the lever. lt is cast with fulcruln pins or lugs b and an opening, b, for connecting it with the knife. (See Fig. fi.)

D is the knife-head. lt is seen inFig. 5 as it appears when it comes from the sand after casting. It has lugs d and d and openings for the screws or rivets that hold the blade D upon it., all of which are formed in the casting. The lug d enters the hole b in the lever and thus connects the head D to the lever B.

C is a link, which is connected with the knife-head pivotally upon the lug d', and is pivoted .on the bolt c', which is one of the bolts which hold the parts of the frame together. This link is seen in Fig. 6. It has two pivot-openings and a lug, c, cast'upon it. rlhe lug o is on the upper end of the link, and is for the purpose of keeping the link at one side of the space within thefraine, so it will not bind on its pivots. All oi' the several 'parts except the bolts are of cast-iron, and are ready for use when they come from the sand without drilling or tapping.

Fig. l shows the device complete and ready for use, the dotted lilies showing the parts inside the frame.

The ofiice'of the link C is to insure a sliear-` ing movementA to the knife. In the pivotopenings b and b, andin b especially, alittle play-room may be left, so as to allow theknife to accommodate itself to unevenncss in the plug of tobacco.

The essential advantage or object attained by the above construction is cheapncss, withf out loss of strength or efficiency.

They form a sort of jamb on each IOO What I claim as new isv b1ook7zt1 nifehe1dbetween the frames, andale- 1o l. A tobacco-cutter formed of two vertical ver fulerunied to the frame and pivoted to thev longitudinal biseetions, constituting the frame, knife7 substantially as described. each of the sections being grooved upon their In testimony whereof I ztfX my signature in inner edges, and said grooves carrying a softpresence of two witnesses.

v'metalcutting-1010019 as set forth. O. R. HANCHETT.

2. A tobacco-cutter consisting of a frame of Vitnesses: two longitudinal biseotions having grooves E', JNO. K. IIALLOCK, forming zt recess for the soft-metal cutting- SELDEN MARVIN. 

